West Indies, Ambassadors Both Masters Winners

West Indies and Ambassadors both chalked up wins Dec. 4 over Islanders and Parkway respectively as the 45-and-over Parkway Masters Competition continued.

At the Opa-locka Airport playing field, West Indies won the toss against the Islanders and elected to bat first. West Indies knocked up a respectable 179 off the allotted 25 overs. Dennis Wilson smashed six fours while compiling 39, Ivor Henry had 39 and Garry Grant 27 (three fours and one six).

Bowling for the Islanders, Raphael Shantilow bagged 3 for 13, Leonard Gidden 3 for 41 and David Peart 2 for 46. In reply, the Islanders, could only muster 134 for 4 when the 25 overs allowed ran out, leaving West Indies the winner by 45 runs. Colin McDowell carried his bat for 54 runs that included two boundaries. Shantilow hit a six in his 20 not-out. Bowling for West Indies, Leroy Green took 2 for 15 and Robert Laing 2 for 23.

Over at Lake Stevens, Parkway won the toss against Ambassadors and batting first could only reach 105 for 7 off the 25 arranged overs. Patrick Bailey had two fours and a six in an undefeated 33, Sam Plummer scored 15 (one four and a six) and Felix Bisnaught got 13 (one four).

Bowling for Ambassadors, Errol Rattigan took 3 for 11 and Steven Lewis 2 for 14. Replying, Ambassadors cruised to 106 for the loss of only two wickets in just 16.1 overs to win by eight wickets. Oral Tamlinson top-scored with a polished 50 not-out (three fours and a six) and Lewis slammed five fours and a six in a quick-fire 30. Bowling for Parkway, Wesley Taylor took the only two wickets to fall for a cost of 20 runs.

Crusaders edged out Renegades by 13 runs and the Trinis got the better of Hit and Run to win by the slender margin of 11 runs Dec. 3 as the North Lauderdale Recreational Windball Cricket Competition continued at the North Lauderdale Sports Complex.

In the first match, the Crusaders won the toss, and batting first scored 84 for 4 off the allotted 16 overs. Sunil Sampath top scored with a well-played 34 and Bill Mahabir backed up with a score of 18.

Bowling for Renegades, Mariano Sealy took 2 for 6 in 3 overs and there were 2 run outs. In reply, Renegades were all out 71 in the 16th over. Victor Charles, who scored 14, was the only batsman to offer resistance. The best of the bowlers for Crusaders were John Harrihran 2 for 12 and Sampath 2 for 16.

In the second match, the Trinis won the toss and decided to bat first, but after 15.2 of the arranged 16 overs were all out for 54. Dave Barrett scored 16 and Wesley Peters 15. Bowling for Hit and Run, John Williams took 4 for 6 from 5 overs, while five batsmen were run out.

Replying, Hit and Run was all-out for 43 from 14 overs, leaving Trinis winners by just 11 runs, as no batsman reached double figures.

Bowling Trinis to victory were Azad Alrashid who took 3 for 5 in 3 overs and Smokey Mangroo, 2 for 2 in 1.5. Meanwhile, in Zone 1 competition, the Renegades, West Palm and Crusaders are tied at the top of the standings on six points apiece. In Zone 2, Jus Fuh So stands alone at the top on 12 points, having won all its matches so far. Young Bloodz is in second place on six points.

Matches set for Friday: Trinis vs. The City X1 at 6:30 p.m. and Young Bloodz vs. Jus Fuh So at 8:30 p.m.